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- Schefflera: Win and attract offshoots
- Use head cuttings or root cuttings
- Cut off the shoots and prepare them for insertion
- Wait until they are rooted
- Leaf cuttings: Also from the leaves you can do something
- Tips
The propagation of offshoot works very well at the Schefflera
Schefflera: Win and attract offshoots
Whether her graceful growth, her shapely leaves or just her rich green color - there are several reasons to multiply the Schefflera. You do not have to buy seeds in the trade. A well-awake Schefflera can easily be reproduced ...
Use head cuttings or root cuttings
Both head cuttings and stem cuttings are known to radiate well in the ray artery. In the spring before the shoot it is time. For the head cuttings use the shoot tips and for the trunk cuttings parts of the already woody middle part of the plant.
Cut off the shoots and prepare them for insertion
In the course of a pruning you can get shoots that you can use for the propagation of cuttings. This is to be noted:
Wait until they are rooted
Now the shoots come into a pot with potting soil. Move it in there about 5 cm. The substrate must then be kept moist to ensure rooting. You are welcome to put a plastic wrap over it so that the moisture does not evaporate. Place the pot in a warm (20 to 25 ° C) and bright location.
You can also put the shoots in a glass of water. Also in it they root. Use low-calcium water for this. The water should be changed every 2 to 3 days. For rooting the glass comes to a bright place. After several weeks, white root threads appear. Then it's time to plant the cuttings.
Leaf cuttings: Also from the leaves you can do something
You can also use the long-stemmed leaves of this houseplant as an offshoot. You should still be green and strong. Cut them off with their long stems.
Then you either put in a pot with soil or in a glass with water. It is best to cut 3 to 5 pieces, as not all leaf cuttings rooted.
Tips
Be sure to use a healthy mother plant for the offshoot! Otherwise, existing diseases could also be transmitted to the offspring.